Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 2.5% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 61.2% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 20.1% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 29.2% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 11.2% more in Mongolia

The cost of groceries and clothing in Mongolia are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 23.7% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,147.82	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-52.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,519.37	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD336.57	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD192.12	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	+6.2%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 61.2% more for groceries

	Armenia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD272.69	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	+31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,517.77	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+75.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,139.60	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD858.42	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,252.57	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-36.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.26	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+202.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD286.71	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+77.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD249.52	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+199.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD311.18	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.21	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD122.91	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+44.8%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Armenia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,808.26	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,027.67	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-37.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,066,399.67	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,468.08	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	+41.1%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 20.1% less for housing

	Armenia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,509.62	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD267,512.12	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD175,109.81	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD34,796.73	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-34.1%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 29.2% less for childcare

	Armenia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD105,832.38	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-43.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,533,488.73	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-14.9%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD653.60	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,120.87	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,005.53	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,253.37	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	-10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,262.45	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-21.2%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

	Armenia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD27,753.44	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	-6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD20,042.97	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,703.65	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,379.06	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+89.3%
Average			+11.2%

Armenia vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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